Key requirements for foreigners to work legally in Vietnam

1. Requirements for foreigners to work in Vietnam  Requirements for foreigners to work in Vietnam under Article 151 of the Labor Code 2019 are as follows: - A foreign employee means a person who has a foreign nationality and: + is at last 18 years of age and has full legal capacity; + has qualifications, occupational skills, practical experience and adequate health as prescribed by the Minister of Health; + is not serving a sentence; does not have an unspent conviction; is not undergoing criminal prosecution under his/her home country’s law or Vietnam’s law; + has a work permit granted by a competent authority of Vietnam, except in the cases stipulated in Article 154 of this Labor Code. - The duration of a foreign employee’s employment contract must not exceed that of the work permit. When a foreign employee in Vietnam is recruited,…